Box UK wins Central Government contract
Box UK has been awarded the contract to implement Amaxus®, its XML-based Content Management System, for the Office of the Rail Regulator, a high profile Central Government department.
"Box UK's Amaxus was selected after a rigorous business and functional gap analysis process involving over 150 CMS suppliers; including all of the market leaders and big content management players.
During this process we identified those solutions that would provide us with the most rapid and effective deployment, while minimising any additional developmental requirement. Even early on Box UK's solution stood out from the rest with its attention to detail and modular approach that would allow us to add further functionality in the future without a major capital outlay. The initial presentations confirmed Amaxus as the front runner and it was at this stage that the usability of the solution became clear. Now that we have implemented the software, our staff are genuinely excited to be working with it and, from a project managers perspective, the uptake has been much smoother and the buy-in far more rapid than usual software implementations.
When we started implementing the Amaxus solution the Box UK staff really came into their own. They were incredibly responsive, displayed excellent attention to detail and made the implementation process completely transparent and stress-free. Together Box UK and the ORR team will launch the website in December 2003, ahead of schedule, exceeding our original specification and below budget...to be honest, from a project managers perspective it doesn't get much better than that!
We now have an industry leading content management tool for our website and our next aim is to start realising the benefits from a dynamic and user-driven intranet."
Michael Cooch, Business Analyst, Office of the Rail Regulator
About the Office of the Rail Regulator
The Rail Regulator, Tom Winsor, is an independent statutory office holder appointed by Government under the Railways Act 1993. The Regulator aims, through independent, fair and effective regulation, to achieve the continuous improvement of a safe, well-maintained and efficient railway which meets the needs of its users and to facilitate investment in capacity to satisfy the demands of growth in passenger and freight traffic at the time it is needed.
The Rail Regulator has a range of statutory powers under the Railways Act 1993, as amended by the Transport Act 2000. He also has concurrent jurisdiction with the Office of Fair Trading, under the Competition Act 1998. The Regulator's principal function is to regulate Network Rail's stewardship of the national rail network infrastructure (track, signalling, bridges, tunnels, stations and depots). The Regulator must exercise his functions under the Railways Act 1993 in accordance with the statutory duties placed on him.
About Box UK
Box UK was established in 1998 to provide internet development, design and consultancy services to a broad range of clients. Since its inception it has moved into creating dynamic, database-driven applications using the latest cutting-edge technologies.
Clients include the National Maritime Museum, DfES, BECTa, Chubb, Corus Rail, UB40, Royal Observatory Greenwich, the Basic Skills Agency, the Port Cities Consortium, McCann Erickson and Worcestershire County Cricket Club.
The company is known for its expertise in all areas of application development, including the implementation of Amaxus, its high-level XML Content Management System.
